Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-19
GEOKGIA.


GEORGIA.
Three liquor houses have failed in Daw-
son this season.
The Dawson oil mills will resume ope-
ratloDs next week.
Dawson's cotton receipts this season
nave reached nearly 5000 bales.
I. T. BelPs safe at Brushy, in spslding
bounty, was broken open Tuesday night
and $40 secured.
AT meeting of the Dawson Guards
Tuesday night the company decided to
intend the national drill at Washington
In May,
Hon. Asa NJ. Jackson, Ordinary OF
Clarke county, is Ia very feeble health.
Judge Jackson has been more or less OF
an invalid for some time,
Nearly all the stores in the town OF
bowman, on the Elberton railroad, were
destroyed by fire Thursday. There was
no insurance on the property.
At Rome Wednesday night branch of
the order OF American Firemen, the Floyd
Council was organized. The names Of
twenty-tour Rome dremen were on the
roll.
A mill house aud dwelling, located two
miles from McDonough and belonging TO
A, G. Sloan, were burned last night. His
the work OF an incend ,ary.
Obediah Ross, Jefferson county citi-
zen convicted of murder, bns applied for
executive clemency. the application is
accompanied by two large volumes OF
testimony, which are being carefully eX-
amined in the executive department.
Wesley Neal. while asleep, walked out
of a second story window at the corner OF
Forsyth and Alabama streets, Atlanta,
at O'Clock yesterday morning ana re-
ceived very severe injuries. Their exact
nature had not been learned at last &C
counts.
James Gay and Bob Gregory, Of Col
quit county, have been bound over to ap-
pear at the next Superior Court to answer
the crime of burglary, having entered a
storehouse in the northeastern portion OF
that county in the night time. The bond
IS 81 900 each.
Mrs. Hill, OF Lexington, who lost a pair
Of diamond bracelets valued at $1,000 by
leaving them on her seat In the car the
first of the week, has recovered them.
The conductor found them on the seat she
occupied and left them with the depot
agent, A. Little
j. Theodore Quincy, of Boston, is in
Atlanta. Mr.. Quincy is the great cab
manufacturer, aud is negotiating a trade
by which he expects TO supply Atlanta
with cab service. The chance is that
Dsbs will take the place OF hacks in At.
ianta before great while.
At Oceola the death Of two children OF
ID. ID. McLeroy has caused muoh sorrow
Robert was 8 years old and Monroe 10,
They died within a few hours of each
other Of lung troubles, complicated from
severe attacks Of measles. The little
daughter is also at the point of death.
Macon is practically out of debt Her
entire liabilities are but $40, 900, with
available assets Of over $1,O00,0O0. In
less than twenty-four hours she could pay
of every cent she owes If it became nee.
essary. Taxes are but / Ia per cent,
and upon this about only go per cent. val
nation.
John NJ. Crawford, of Lexington, now
has towel that was in the loom when
Gen. Jackson was fighting at New Or.
leans, in 1872. 1t has passed from one
generation to another in the family, and
though being In constant use, is a good
towel to-day, and is highly priced by MIR.
Crawford.
Several cotton men from Augusta and
one from Athens were at Greens bore
Thursday TO buy a lot of eighty bales OF
cotton belonging to Col. j. N. Armour.
1t was sold TO the highest bidder
end was bought by c. c. Norton,
fifty bales bringing $3.50. and thirty bales
bHo. 1t will be shipped to NJ. O'Dowd,
Augusta.
, The Wrightsville and Tennille Tele.
graph Company has COMPLETED its line
from Tennille to Dublin and If ready for
business. The following offices will be
opened: Harrison, Wrightsville, Bruton
and Dublin. Tariff from Tenuille to all
points on this line will be % and z. w.
Is. Thomas is President, and F. W. Ed
wardy Manager.
a young negro woman named Mccall.
about 10 years old,dropped dead at Colum.
bus Thursday night about s o'clock. An
inquest was held on the body, and Or.
Mayer, a colered physician, upon exami-
nation, pronounced that the woman came
20 her death from "a cOngestive chill.
Musc0gee cOuRty's Coroner is a coIored
man, and there were also negroes on the
jury.
East Macon people feel sggrieved and
wink that they are s1ut out in the cessa-
ton OF the appropriation for volunteer
hre service, and No. 6 held a meeting
Thursday to consider the matter. The
company, which has done some good
work in the service IN days gone by. will
probably disband and dispose of their be-
i0ngings and turn their engine house over
10 the city.
Sam W. Chapman, ofTaliaferro county,
has served the CrawfOrdville Baptist
church for about thirty years in the
capacity of treasurer, and on last Satur-
day gave in his resignation, but The
church refused To accept it. He has
D served them 80 long and SO ably that they
felt like no one could do SO well at
present as Mr.. Chapman, and he was
unanimously voted in as treasurer Tor
this year.
Post Office Inspector Copes has caused
the arrest OF A. NJ. Stringer, OF Cherokee
county, who is charged with having sent
through the mails two postal cards con-
tanning obscene matter. The cards were
mailed at Cherokee Mills, and were ad-
dressed to persons ~ Gainesville aud
.Absolom. Stringer had hearing before
Commissioner CASTOR at Gainesville. He
waived examination and gave $500 bail
for his appearance before ttS United
States courts.
At Jasper Wednesday Cicero Darnelps
house was burned with It's contents, all
the bedding, clothing, household and
kitchen furniture. The family was aD-
sent. The hre is supposed 10 have origi'
hated from ire left in the fireplace. This
is the second h0use-burning in that coun-
~ this month-james Brannon's dwell
ing, crib and stable were burned, together
with all of bis household goods aud pro-
visions, both originating from Dire lett in
the houses and blown out Of the fireplace